EMPLOYMENT laws must be rewritten to stop bosses forcing workers to risk their lives by venturing out in the snow and ice, Richard Leonard has said.

The Scottish Labour leader was speaking exclusively to the Star after the Met Office issued an unprecedented red alert for Scotland’s central belt this week.

The Better Than Zero group, which organises workers on precarious conditions in Scotland and campaigns against their exploitation, said it had been inundated with calls from people under pressure to brave the hazardous conditions.